[From Bruce Nevin (2004.05.11 16:30 EDT)]
I am not Boss Man.
The above sentence is true.
This email message will continue to be truthful after I type the following
period.
[From Bill Powers (2004.05.11.1445 MST)]
Bruce Nevin (2004.05.11 16:30 EDT)--
I am not Boss Man.
The above sentence is true.
This email message will continue to be truthful after I type the following
period.
Too bad -- words can't be used that way. You can use words to say things,
but words can't say anything by themselves after you're through with them.
I have decided that since Boss Man does not wish to be identified, I can
not only respect his wish, but abolish my curiosity about who he is. It
doesn't matter who else he is, we already know him as the person who signs
himself Boss Man, and that is all the identification necessary to make it
clear which comment I'm replying to. Is there some reason we should care
who he is?
Best,
Bill P.
[From Bruce Nevin (2004.05.11 17:35 EDT)]
Bill Powers (2004.05.11.1445 MST)--
ยทยทยท
At 03:06 PM 5/11/2004 -0600, Bill Powers wrote:
Too bad -- words can't be used that way. You can use words to say things,
but words can't say anything by themselves after you're through with them.
They don't have to say anything to be truthful. They only have to be perceived.